Ownership paradox

Meme comparing designers and programmers. Under “Designers,” one says “Look, we have similar ideas,” while the other angrily replies “No! You stole my idea.” Under “Programmers,” one says “Man, I stole your code,” and the other calmly replies “It’s not my code.”

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The joke contrasts how designers and programmers think about ownership.Designers are shown as defensive about similar ideas, while programmers casually accept that code is often copied, reused, adapted, or originally borrowed from somewhere else.

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